If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you   36   to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.

Two brothers decided to dig a   37   hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to   38  .

"What are you doing?" asked one of the visitors.

       "We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth!" one of the brothers   39   excitedly.

The older boys began to laugh,   40   the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was   41  . After a long   42  , one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and a wide variety of insects. He   43   the lid and showed the wonderful contents to the scoffing (嘲笑，嘲讽)   44  .  

Then he said quietly and   45  , "Even if we don't dig all the way through the earth, look what we found along the way!"

Their   46   was far too ambitious, but it did   47   them to dig. And that is what a goal is for --- to cause us to move in the   48   we have chosen;   49  , to set us to digging!

But not every goal will be fully   50  . Not every job will end successfully. Not every relationship will endure. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every endeavor will be completed. Not every dream will be   51  .

But when you   52   your aim, perhaps you can say, "Yes,   53   look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things which have come into my life because I tried to do something!"

It is in the   54   that life is lived. And I believe it is joy in the journey, in the end, that truly   55   .

If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you   1   to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.

Two brothers decided to dig a   2   hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to   3  .

"What are you doing?" asked one of the visitors.

    "We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth!" one of the brothers   4   excitedly.

The older boys began to laugh,   5   the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was   6  . After a long   7  , one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and a wide variety of insects. He   8   the lid and showed the wonderful contents to the scoffing (嘲笑，嘲讽)   9  .  

Then he said quietly and   10  , "Even if we don't dig all the way through the earth, look what we found along the way!"

Their 11   was far too ambitious, but it did   12   them to dig. And that is what a goal is for --- to cause us to move in the   13   we have chosen;   14, to set us to digging!

But not every goal will be fully   15  . Not every job will end successfully. Not every relationship will endure. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every endeavor will be completed. Not every dream will be   16  .

But when you   17   your aim, perhaps you can say, "Yes,   18 look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things which have come into my life because I tried to do something!"

It is in the   19 that life is lived. And I believe it is joy in the journey, in the end, that truly   20   .

1. A. look forward             B. set out              C. set about           D. give in

2. A. wide                B. deep                C. large             D. shallow

3. A. watch               B. discuss             C. introduce            D. hesitate

4. A. whispered             B. commented          C. lectured             D. volunteered

5. A. expressing             B. explaining           C. telling              D. arguing

6. A. unnecessary           B. impossible            C. unbelievable          D. incorrect

7. A. silence                     B. intention               C. escape             D. imagination

8. A. folded                 B. covered              C. removed            D. defended

9. A. volunteers             B. farmers              C. contributors          D. visitors

10. A. confidently           B. curiously             C. immediately          D. strictly

11. A. idea                B. thought              C. goal                D. belief

12. A. make               B. expect               C. cause              D. force

13. A. justice              B. feeling                C. chance             D. direction

14. A. as a result           B. in other words          C. now and then         D. all the way

15. A. achieved             B. absorbed             C. controlled            D. decided

16. A. predicated           B. grasped               C. realized              D. depended

17. A. correspond to        B. head for             C. polish up             D. fall short of

18. A. but                 B. so                  C. and                D. or

19. A. searching          B. digging               C. arranging            D. discovering

20. A. considers          B. proves               C. occurs             D. matters

If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you   1  to do is not the important thing. Let me   2   .

       Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped to   3   .

       “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors.

       “We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” one of the brothers volunteered   4 .

      The older boys began to   5   them, telling the younger ones that was   6   .

       After a long silence, one of the diggers   7   a basin full of spiders, worms and many other kinds of insects. He   8   the lid and showed the wonderful   9   to the visitors.

       Then he said quietly and confidently,“   10   we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look what we found   11   the way!”

       Their goal was far too   12   ,but it did cause them to dig. And that is what a   13   is for—to cause us to move in the   14   we have chosen ; in other words, to set us to digging!

       But not every goal will be fully   15  . Not every job will end   16  . Not every relationship will continue to exist. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every attempt will be completed. Not every   17   will be realized.

       But   18   you fall short of your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the   19   things which have come into my life because I tried to do something!”

       It is in the digging that life is lived. And I believed it is the   10   in the journey, in the end, that truly matters.

1．A．set out        B．go on             C．set about          D．set off

2．A．organize                   B．explain             C．announce                D．introduce

4．A．excitedly            B．unhappily  C．surely                  D．unexpectedly

5．A．fight against       B．laugh at            C．shout to                  D．play with

6．A．interesting          B．useless             C．available           D．impossible

7．A．held on                     B．picked up  C．carried out              D．brought up

8．A．carried                     B．tore                 C．removed                 D．discovered

9．A．spiders                     B．worms             C．insects                    D．contents

10．A．Only if                    B．As if         C．Even if                   D．If only

11．A．in                          B．along        C．by                          D．out of

12．A．satisfactory             B．ambitious  C．exciting                  D．acceptable

13．A．goal                        B．task                 C．sense               D．result

14．A．direction          B．order        C．instruction              D．introduction

15．A．expected                 B．achieved          C．founded                  D．supported

16．A．beautifully        B．attentively C．successfully            D．honestly

17．A．dream                     B．action              C．digging                   D．case

18．A．before                    B．unless              C．when                      D．because

19．A．terrible                    B．wonderful C．strange                   D．reasonable

20．A．laugh               B．scenery            C．humor                    D．joy

You Can’t Do it Even If It Hurts Nobody

    Who do you think breaks the law in our society? If you believe that only tough guys commit crimes, you may have to think again. Unlike in the movies, we can’t divide the world into bad guys and model citizens. Real life is much more complex. In the same way that diseases range from the common cold to fatal forms of cancer, crimes vary in degree. For example, smoking in an elevator will inconvenience people, but much less than threatening them with a gun.

In addition to breaking the law themselves, people tolerate various levels of crime. Why are we tolerant of some crimes? It may be that, by seeing others do something, we accept it more easily. For instance, most people will find it easier to speed on a highway when everybody else is driving over the speed limit. When people celebrate a sports championship, if they see someone breaking store windows, they might start breaking windows themselves or even steal from the store. So the people around us influence how much law-breaking we can tolerate.

We must also wonder whether seeing violence on television or reading about it in the newspapers every day makes us tolerate crime more than we should. We become used to seeing blood on the news on television, or in full color in newspapers and magazines. Because we see thousands of dead people on TV, maybe we just try to ignore of the situation behind the violence.

If so many citizens tolerate violence and crime, or even commit crimes themselves, it may simply be because of the human mind. our minds may not care about specific laws. Instead, our minds may have a system of values that usually prevents us from hurting other people to improve our own lives. Yet, when it comes to respecting the rights of a mass of anonymous（不知名的） individuals, we might not be so responsible. While most people would not steal a wallet containing $50, they may not mind cheating on taxes, because cheating on taxes does not hurt any one person. It hurts society, but “society” remains an abstract idea that is not as real as a neighbor or a friend’s friend.

When we realize that many people have misconceptions about law-breaking, we could think it is surprising that so many people have a criminal record. How could we improve the level of honesty in our society? Would severe laws help make our society better? Probably not. Honesty will have to come from social pressure: in the family, at school, on the job, each and every one of us can encourage honesty by showing which behaviors are unacceptable. And teaching respect should become everyone’s responsibility.

1．According to the author, “Real life is much more complex.” Probably means        .

       A．there is a wide range of people and crimes in the real life

       B．smoking in an elevator goes against laws in the real life

       C．there are more crimes than diseases in the real life

       D．model citizens sometimes break laws in the real life

2．What does the author think of the people who cheat on taxes?

       A．They take no notice of the human mind.

       B．They break the laws unaccepted in their minds.

       C．They hurt other people to improve their own lives.

       D．They aren’t concerned with some particular laws.

3．People tolerate violence and crime because           .

       A．their behavior is the same as that of most other people

       B．they pay no attention to the truth behind the crimes

       C．most unlawful acts are not harmful to the individual

       D．they hold mistaken beliefs about law - breaking

4．What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

       A．To discuss whether laws are severe.

       B．To remind people to behave with honesty.

       C．To show people the importance of school education.

       D．To explain why so many people have criminal records.

You want something you can’t get by behaving within the rules, and you want it badly enough you’ll do it regardless of any guilt or deep regret, and you’re willing to run the risk of being caught. That’s how Ladd Wheeler, psychology professor at the University of Rochester in New York, defines cheating. Many experts believe cheating is on the rise. "We’re suffering a moral breakdown," Pinkard says. "We’re seeing more of the kind of person who regards the world as a series of things to be dealt with. Whether to cheat depends on whether it’s in the person’s interest." He does, however, see less cheating among the youngest students. Richard Dienstbier, psychology professor at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, believes that society’s attitudes explain much of the increase in cheating. "Twenty years ago if a person cheated in college, that is extremely serious, he will be dropped for a semester if not kicked out permanently," he says. "Nowadays, at the University of Nebraska, for example, it is the stated policy of the College of Arts and Science that if a student cheats in an exam, the student must receive an "F" on what he cheated in. That’s nothing. If you’re going to fail anyway, why not cheat? Cheating is most likely in situations where the interests are high and the chances of getting caught are low," says social psychologist Lynn Kahle of the University of Oregon in Eugene.

1. The passage focuses on ________.

A. making the reader believe that cheating is immoral       

B. discussing the reasons for cheating

C. describing how students cheat in exams                       

D. suggesting how to control cheating

2. Cheating tends to occur in all the following situations except when ________.

A. one wants something badly             B. one can’t get something in a right way

C. it is not very likely to be found out       D. a series of things have to be dealt with

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. It is forgivable to cheat unless money is involved. 

B. There has been an increase in cheating.

C. Most cheaters are college students.                       

D. Cheaters do not feel guilty and regretful.

4. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Cheating is widespread because society is too understanding.

B. Cheating is the result of heavy pressure.

C. Cheating is cheating, whether in a test or on any other occasions.

D. Cheating comes together with civilization